"It's one of the finest songs ever. Brilliant melodies," said the Killers' Brandon Flowers, who covered the song with the band in 2007.

This ‘mockney’ love song was the third chart-entry for Dire Straits back in 1981 ... the Tyne meets the Mississippi delta” and Romeo and Juliet came someway to realising that.

George Orwell provided Bowie with inspiration, and it was Shakespeare who helped Dire Straits to a hit with Romeo and Juliet. But who else has found their muse on the book shelf? You can text us ...

This ‘mockney’ love song was the third chart-entry for Dire Straits back in 1981 ... the Tyne meets the Mississippi delta” and Romeo and Juliet came someway to realising that.

Griff Cain Ottawa Romeo & Juliet is just one of dozens of ... MIcky Boo, Bexley MK and Dire Straits are the best.The live versions of R&J & Tunnel of Love on Alchemy take some beating.R&J was ...